The Manchester Metropollitan Uni - Poetry Prize:DL 1st August 08

First prize: £10,000*

Deadline for entries: 1st August 2008

The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University is launching The Manchester Poetry Prize - a new literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing.

The Manchester Poetry Prize is open to writers internationally, and will award a cash prize of £10,000* to the writer of the best portfolio of poems submitted.

In addition, a bursary for study at MMU will be awarded to an entrant aged 18-25 as part of the Manchester Young Writer of the Year Award*. Eligible entrants are asked to indicate on the entry form if they would like to be considered for the Manchester Young Writer of the Year Award in addition to the main prize.

Entrants are asked to submit a portfolio of poetry (three to five poems; the total length of the portfolio should not exceed 120 lines). The poems can be on any subject but must be new work, not published elsewhere.

The Manchester Poetry Prize celebrates the substantial cultural and literary achievements of Manchester building on the work of MMU’s Writing School and enhancing the city’s reputation as one of Europe’s most adventurous and creative spaces.

The Writing School will be launching The Manchester Fiction Prize in 2009.

To enter online, just go to